Who will be eliminated from U22 Vietnam?

(Baonghean.vn) - In the practice match yesterday afternoon(12/7) withViettel First Division team, coach Huu Thang has deployed the starting lineup exactly as in the article "Determining the 'skeleton' of the U22 Vietnam team attending the 29th SEA Games" posted on Nghe An Electronic Newspaper. If the main team has played well, the reserve players are causing certain concerns..

Yesterday afternoon (July 12), before leaving for Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the 2018 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, Vietnam U22 had a valuable practice match with Viettel First Division. As we expected, Coach Huu Thang sent his best players onto the field.

The first team includes: goalkeeper Minh Long, Van Thanh, Tien Dung, Van Khanh, Van Hau, Duy Manh, Tuan Anh, Quang Hai, Van Toan, Cong Phuong, Duc Chinh. Of course, U22 Vietnam plays with the 4-1-4-1 formation that coach Huu Thang likes.

Duy Manh plays as the anchorman, Duc Chinh plays as the striker and Van Thanh moves to the right back position. Young center back Van Khanh of SLNA plays with Tien Dung and Cong Phuong wears the captain's armband, playing as an attacking midfielder on the left wing.

Midfield Test

Unable to use Xuan Truong, Coach Huu Thang created an opportunity for Duy Manh, Tuan Anh, and Quang Hai to form a triangle to control the midfield area. Midfielder Luong Xuan Truong will return to join the U22 Vietnam team tomorrow (July 14) in Ho Chi Minh City.

The worst player in the U22 Vietnam team on the field at the VFF Youth Training Center is captain Cong Phuong. Photo: Internet

Against a weak opponent, Quang Hai, Duc Chinh and especially Van Thanh played quite well. After a few minutes of pressure, U22 Vietnam scored the opening goal when Viettel's Van Thiet kicked the ball into his own net from a cross by Quang Hai.

Throughout the first half, the U22 Vietnam team had a few good chances but Van Toan and Duc Chinh both missed, and captain Cong Phuong still played quite poorly. Near the end of the first half, Van Thanh dribbled the ball and crossed for Duc Chinh to skillfully backheel the ball to finish, raising the score to 2-0.

That was the first goal of the SHB Da Nang striker in the U22 team shirt. Although this was just a practice match, this goal was still very important for Duc Chinh and contributed to boosting the spirit of the whole team.

The players of the Viettel First Division team did not compete for the ball too fiercely, so the midfield did not show their full potential. Young defender Van Hau, who made his debut for the U22 Vietnam team for the first time, had a match that was considered successful.

The worst player in the U22 Vietnam team at the VFF Youth Training Center was Cong Phuong. He was provided with a lot of the ball by his teammates but did not create any significant dangerous situations.

Reserve worries

In the second half, coach Huu Thang replaced the entire team including: goalkeeper Tien Dung, Thanh Thinh (Tan Tai), Dinh Trong - Tan Sinh, Van Kien, Dong Trieu (Tien Dung), Duc Huy, Ti Phong, Hong Duy, Anh Tai, Thanh Binh.

Tested in the central midfield position, Dong Trieu did not show much, making the U22's long-range defense ability visibly weaker. Coach Huu Thang had to replace Tien Dung to improve his long-range blocking ability.

Van Toan (9) has not yet returned to form after his injury. Photo: Internet

On the left wing, Thanh Tinh also left the coaching staff worried when they continuously let Viettel players exploit the flanks. Playing in their best position, Duc Huy and Hong Duy made too many mistakes in passing the ball and could not score more goals.

Not only that, U22 also let Viettel score 1 goal in the beginning of the second half and the final score of the match was 2-1 in favor of U22 Vietnam. Striker Le Thanh Binh left an impression with a header that hit the post in the second half.

Compared to the training session in May, when U22 Vietnam was also held to a goalless draw by Viettel, coach Huu Thang's players played better in this match.

However, facing an opponent who had just practiced hard in the morning, the U22 Vietnam players still did not have many chances to approach the opponent's goal, which has left the coaching staff somewhat worried. In addition to injured goalkeeper Van Truong, if there is no progress, it is very easy for names like Thanh Tinh and Dong Trieu to say goodbye to the U22 team./.

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